PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC192995 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-02-03
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2015-11-06
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director
  15. 2015-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-12-31
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    TRAINER, Diane resigned
    nominee-secretary
  18. 1999-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.
  19. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  20. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    TRAINER, Diane appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Susan Mcintosh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

27 Lauriston Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1999-01-29
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Active
TRAINER, Diane→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2015-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-27